Steven

I concur with what Jeff said.
It is likely a detox reaction.
DHQ is a VERY powerful form, and it really cleanses you.

To minimize any detox reactions, make sure not to overdo it in
the beginning . . . allow yourself to build up over time.
Make sure to breathe slow and relaxed; doing the whole form
slower if you need to. During the…[Read more]

Thanks for taking the time to insert the whole table of contents.
I admit it looks pretty comprehensive.

S

The current forum does not allow for “post editing”.
This may change in the future, but as of now, the
best is to just reply to your previous post and make
additional comments/changes.

S

or the modern day Native Americans that smoke, for that matter.

Oh boy.
Some kind of bad link. Not sure how you got on this page.

Greater Kan & Li is an advanced practice, so you wouldn’t want
to learn that now. The set you describe is a set of audio CDs
that describe the advanced meditations in that course. Michael
has some package deals where he throws in Primordial Qigong in
for people who…[Read more]

The nicotine provides false fire; artificially stimulating the
heart beyond what is healthy for it to do normally. It is the
same problem with caffeine (e.g. coffee). All stimulants damage
the heart. Heat and smoke from the actual cigarette smoke just
amplify this external addition of artificial fire, so it is a
double-whammy. This…[Read more]

>>>…and if I ever visit U.S.A. I propably will avoid both Milwaukee and Wisconsin.

OK. That gave me a GOOD hearty long laugh.

Do you have any idea of how big the USA is? Just the single state of Wisconsin is about half the size of your entire country. And we have 49 more of ’em. 😉

I’ve been to Wisconsin before. It’s a pretty safe…[Read more]

Interesting.
Thanks for sharing.

To my understanding, the assignment of the five elements to the 8 trigrams
was a recent addition in Chinese medicine . . . so it makes me wonder how
much of this practice is historical vs. how much is modification/creation
of Jerry Alan Johnson. 😉

The last bit is just my own speculation . . .

In…[Read more]

Yeah, and it is actually the liver that keeps the addiction going.
The liver gets used to be sedated, so when the “sedative” wears off,
it gets hyperactive and starts sending warning signals throughout
the body that “something is wrong”, and tells the brain to send
the message that you need to smoke and it will make you feel better.
This…[Read more]

Thought adjusters imply a separate entity, albeit
derived from the universal source (God).
On the other hand, the core self (what I said could possibly
be “ling”) is your fundamental essence. And while this
is also derived from the universal source (Tao), it is not separate
from you, but is–and always has been–you.

So, no, I would…[Read more]

You forgot ma5, which is the 5th or neutral tone.
ma5 is “ma” (question marker).

Who knows what other people mean, regardless of whether
they are speaking your language or not! So, in a way,
it is foolish to borrow someone else’s words even if
they are from the same language.

Rely on your own experience, not on what other people…[Read more]

The yang practice is a nice practice to balance out the yin practice.
Both definitely have their benefits.

Cigarettes put the liver to sleep, while amplifying the heart fire.
So you could have gotten some genuine amplification from the smoking.
It definitely opens up the heart, and gives you an expanded consciousness.
No question.

Of…[Read more]

It depends on several factors.

It depends on how many times per day a person practices.
It depends on how “serious” or difficult the problem is.
It depends on external aspects: do they have other stressors,
other unhealthy aspects in their lives acting in cross-purposes?
It depends on the type of practice the person is doing, and
how…[Read more]

First, I recommend you go to a medical doctor and rule
out any obvious medical issues, such as thyroid imbalance,
diabetic/hypoglycemic, cardiovascular issues, sleep apnea, etc.
Always good to first be cleared of any underlying issues
that could be dangerous left unchecked.

Second, I’d recommend checking your habits. Do you…[Read more]

If a person does abdominal breathing too deeply
and/or too rapidly, the O2-CO2 balance gets thrown
out of whack (too much O2), and you can get lightheaded.
Basically, you end up getting the same symptoms that
someone gets if they are hyperventilating.
And, in some ways, even if a person doesn’t
look are hyperventilating, basically they…[Read more]

Sounds good to me.
The best schedule is the one that you find works the best for you. 🙂
. . . the one that gives you a lot of excitement to practice, keeps you
interested, and gives you fulfillment . . . that’s really the important thing.

S

The whole Healing Tao curriculum has this as its underlying substrate.
From the very first practice of the Inner Smile, which is about self-love
and unconditional acceptance of all that is . . . to the physical/sexual love in the Healing Love course . . . to the psycho-spiritual sexual attempts to experience love in the Kan and Li coursework .…[Read more]

Outside of the Inner Smile, the two best are Primordial Qigong and the
Crane Movements from the Five Animals (see Michael’s QF1). Neither of
these have any prerequisites, and you can begin learning immediately.

Primordial Qigong
Qigong Fundamentals 1

You may find this article I posted on the Practice Forum interesting:
Our Guts May Hate Mars